10 Disney movie plot holes you may not have noticed as a kid that will totally bug you as an adult

It's easy to enjoy a Disney movie at face value when you're a kid. But when you watch the movie again years later, it's easy to notice some eye-opening plot holes you may have overlooked when you were younger.

INSIDER rounded up some of the plot holes you may have missed during the first few views. From a tale as old as time to life under the sea, keep reading to see some of the biggest plot holes you may have overlooked in your favorite Disney movies.

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What happened to all of Mrs. Potts other children in "Beauty and the Beast"?

Doesn't Chip have tons of brothers and sisters?
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Mrs. Potts puts Chip to bed in the cupboard with his brothers and sisters during the movie. When everyone becomes human again at the film's end, however, it's only Chip we see turn back into a child. What happened to all of those other teacups? Were they not real people? Are they trapped as inanimate objects for the rest of time?

This question could even extend to what happened to all of the other enchanted objects which didn't turn back into humans after the spell was lifted.

How does Belle get the Beast onto her horse to bring back to the castle?

The Beast just magically floats onto Phillippe.
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This is a minor thing, but one that bothers me every single time I watch "Beauty and the Beast."

The Beast famously faints after the wolf attack and, instead of leaving him to freeze to death, Belle goes back and covers the Beast with her cowl. In the next shot, the injured prince is magically lying across Belle's horse, Phillippe.

How did that happen? Did Belle whip out a can of spinach and go Popeye? There's no way Belle could have lifted the Beast onto her horse solo.

It must have bothered others too because this was also addressed in the live-action movie. Instead of passing out, the Beast is just lying on the ground in great deal of pain. Belle comes over and tells him she needs to help him and stand. The next scene shows him riding competently on the horse.

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Why does all of Rapunzel's hair turn brown after Flynn cuts it off at the end of "Tangled"?

We love Rapunzel as a brunette, but that hair should really still be blonde.
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When Rapunzel cuts a lock of hair earlier in the movie, only the cut part turns to brown. Therefor, only the hair Flynn cut off at the end should have turned brown since it was no longer tethered to Rapunzel's magical powers. After all, Rapunzel didn't lose her powers when she lost her locks.

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Why doesn't Jafar use his magical staff to get whatever he wants in "Aladdin"?

It would have helped him get rid of pesky Prince Ali a lot sooner.
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The guy doesn't need a genie or his three wishes. Thrughout the entire movie we were able to see him manipulate the Sultan with his creepy magical staff. Instead of wishing for Jasmine to love him and for Aladdin to be gone, couldn't Jafar have just hypnotized them with the staff on them as well?

At the very least, Jafar could have gotten around the whole "I can't make anyone fall in love with you" wish stipulation of the Genie.

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Why isn't Aladdin a prince?

One of Aladdin's wishes is to be made into a prince.
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Late in the movie, Jafar reveals to Jasmine and her father that Prince Ali is not actually a prince, but just a street rat named Aladdin.

But one of Aladdin's wishes was to be made into a prince. Is the Genie's magic not up to snuff or did he just make Aladdin look like a prince? If it was the latter, it sounds like the Genie

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Why doesn’t Ariel just write messages to Prince Eric to let him know of her predicament?

Ariel, we know you can write your name.
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Before you say Ariel can't read or write — she signed a contract with Ursula to be put under a spell and lose her voice in "The Little Mermaid." You can say Ariel didn't know English and that she spoke Mermish, but it's tough to imagine that the daughter of King Tritan has never picked up a book, since she's obsessed with collecting human knickknacks.

Perhaps there was a clause in her contract with Ursula where she couldn't speak in the written word, too?

Disney animators are aware of the plot hole, too. HuffPo reached out to a former animator Tom Sito about this question, and he said when a group of animators was once asked about they simply smiled and asked for the next question.

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Why doesn’t Woody remember his previous owners?

Woody wasn't always Andy's toy.
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In "Toy Story 2" we find out that Woody is a collectible from the '50s. He's been around for years, but only seems to ever remember Andy as his owner. Who was he with beforehand?

Was Woody passed down in his family until he wound up in Andy's possession? Andy's mom does tell Al from Al's Toy Barn in "TS2" that Woody is an old family toy.

People are also upset that the slipper even fell off Cinderella's foot, since it was such a perfect fit.
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Cinderella loses everything else at midnight — her gown, her horses, and her beautiful carriage. So why would her glass slippers stay intact?

This is one that bothers a lot of folks, but Cinderella losing the magic shoe was pretty incremental to the entire story.

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How did no one realize Mulan was a woman disguised as a man?

Captain Li Shang was supposed to be one of the smartest men in China, and he couldn't see through this disguise.
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Mulan had to bathe and go to the bathroom. Are we supposed to believe she really pulled a fast one over on everyone and that none of the men were smart enough to grow suspicious?

It's even more surprising that the recruiting officer would just accept that Mulan's father had a son without looking into it.

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Why does Zazu never question what happened the day of Mufasa's death and Simba's disappearance?

Scar is not having it. We're surprised he even let Zazu live.
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In "The Lion King," Zazu tells Scar he's going to return to Pride Rock to get help for Mufasa and Simba. Before he can do so, Scar knocks him out. Maybe he suffered amnesia or maybe he thinks he got knocked out by a falling rock, but isn't Zazu at least suspicious of what happened to him at such a pivotal moment?

Zazu was already untrusting of Scar, so it seems a little weird for him to just accept whatever the lion tells him later on as truth.